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Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.
Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak
All Hands Magazine's full length documentary "Making a Sailor": This video follows four recruits through Boot Camp in the spring of 2018 who were assigned to DIV 229, an integrated division, which had PIR on 05/25/2018.
Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)
Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC
...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.
OPSEC - Navy Operations Security
Always keep Navy Operations Security in mind. In the Navy, it's essential to remember that "loose lips sink ships." OPSEC is everyone's responsibility.
DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.
DO be smart, use your head, always think OPSEC when using texts, email, phone, and social media, and watch this video: "Importance of Navy OPSEC."
Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:
Events
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021
Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.
Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.
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A group for moms of "Master At Arms" sailors.
Members: 630
Latest Activity: Oct 4, 2023
We look forward to hearing about your sailors journey. How he/she likes being an MAA (MA) and which kind of job they are doing and how you are doing knowing what your sailor does for a living.
NOTE: Please help keep our sailors safe. Don't give out exact locations.Example: If he/she is in Iraq you can say Iraq but I would not say the name of the camp or a town near the camp. If they are on a ship don't give the last known location. Although some of that is public we don't in anyway want to jeopardize them.
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MA Schools
Lackland AFB, TX -- 40 calendar days
Hampton Roads, VA -- 50 calendar days
Kings Ba, GA -- 50 calendar days
Ship and shore physical security requirements, crime prevention, military and civil law, antiterrorism procedures, physical fitness training, interpersonal communications, first aid, firearms and physical restraint. Group instruction, classroom and physical training in use of restraining devices.
MA's Practicing There Skills - Bahrain
OC Spray
Below is a look at what the MA sailors go though in "A" school at Lackland Air Force Base. USS Russell April 12, 2008 The ship's boarding team practices their close-quarters combat skills while the ship's Master-at-Arms offers "encouragement".
Discussion Forum
GITMO
Started by Julie. Last reply by IdahoMom Dec 8, 2018. 7 Replies 0 Likes
Graduation Dates
Started by MA mom of KY. Last reply by MainemomJulie May 30, 2017. 2 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by VintageGal on January 11, 2021 at 1:24am
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Hello to all!
It's been busy over here planning for our son's wedding. Yes, he did get his PDS orders and he'll be staying in the states! We're all so happy for him.
C'smom ~ I'm so glad that sending his gift got to him in time! What a blessing it is that we have facetime!
Hope you all had a nice weekend!
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Comment by C'sMom on January 7, 2021 at 10:11pm
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My sailor finally got the package today. He's still waiting for the two envelopes! But it was fun! He facetimed us while he opened his gifts. He said he is taking a test Tuesday to move up a phase. And he's been role playing for a class that graduates this week.
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Comment by NewMilmom on January 6, 2021 at 5:27pm
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Mailed my first envelope to my Sailor at A school today. I included the PSC number just to be on safe side...
I sent certified so I can track it ... & know who signed for it.
Hugs to all.
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Comment by kim's husband Troy on January 6, 2021 at 12:03pm
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C'sMom - If the tracking showed it was delivered he should still get it. My son got a package delivered but it was several days before he was actually able to get it. He said if the box was to big to fit into their small lock boxes at their post office it got stored in the back and it took longer for some reason? As for training, I'm sure your son will enjoy it! Mine has enjoyed everything but the OC course lol. He did it the day before flying home for the holidays but was glad he had it out of the way before flying back down.
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I wondered the same thing about the PSC. I asked my sailor and he said no. But what you say makes sense. We have sent two envelopes and one package. The tracking on the package said it was delivered on the 29th, but he hasn't received the envelopes or the package yet. That must be why. I'm afraid they are lost now. It was nothing of major value, but I did want him to receive them. We also shipped something from Amazon without that PSC and he got that.
kim, your son will be graduating at about the same time mine starts class. If he starts when he was told he would.
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newmilmom - I googled the acronym and that's what popped up that made the most sense. I'm new to all these acronyms too and google is a huge help lol. You are very welcome!
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Kim...Thank you! I wasn't sure if helps or not but thought I couldn't hurt but, being new to this I wanted to clarify a bit.
Sincerely appreciate it!
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c'smom - he is still in Texas and should graduate the last week of January.
Newmilmom - I think it stands "Postal Service Center". I would include it if I were you?
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Good Morning!
Question -- I have an address for my sailor but under his name line it listed a PSC#
Does that need to go on the address if we mail to him?
We are needing to ship a laptop to him & need to make sure it gets to him. He bought one at the store on base but, it died after 2 months & their return policy won't take it back it seems.
Thanks!
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Kim, where is your son now? Has he graduated A school?
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